Colonial Art & Architecture

AP US History

John Brewster

Primitive

Winthrop Chandler Captain Samuel Chandler, c. 1780

Primitive

The Denison Limner (Probably Joseph Steward) Elizabeth Denison, c. 1790

Primitive

Peaceable Kingdom Edward Hicks (1780-1849)

“The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”

(Isa. 11:6)

Primitive

West, Benjamin. The Death of General Wolfe 1770

Copley, John Singleton Paul Revere c. 1768-70

Copley, John Singleton Watson and the Shark 1778

Copley, John Singleton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mifflin

1773

Copley, John Singleton

Architecture 17th Century Plan

- one room deep with prominent central chimney - a second story overhang on front and/or side with lean-to added to rear of building

Doorway -  entrance on long side of building -  little concern for symmetry

Windows - small - few in number -  asymmetrically placed. -  framed simply - usually casement - diagonal shaped leaded panes

Roofline - steep pitch - many gables - massive central chimney

Materials -  timber frame construction -  unpainted wood - narrow clapboards.

Decoration - minimal

The Capt. John Turner House 1668 “The House of the Seven Gables”

Furniture 17th Century

Plan - classical symmetry of floor plan and facade composition -  central hall flanked by 1 or 2 rooms was common - central chimney replaced by end/side chimneys

Doorway -  main doorway often had a row of rectangular windows ( called "lights" ) in the door itself or above -  columns capped by a cornice or triangular pediment frequently framed the door. - door had 6 or 8 panels with smaller panels in middle.

Windows -  double-hung sash -  symmetrical placement -  pedimented dormers

Roofline - usually gambrel - sometimes gabled.

Materials - wood or brick.

Decoration -  molded cornice -  quoined corners

Georgian Colonial 18th Century

The Crowninshield Bentley House c.1727-30

P. Harrison: Redwood Library, Newport, RI, 1748-50

Neoclassical Architecture

Furniture 18th Century

Federal Style - Early 19th Century

The Peirce-Nichols House 1782, 1801

The Gardner-Pingree House 1805

Furniture - Early 19th C.

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